Chemical mixing nozzle and water shut-off valve



Oct. 4, 1955 l v. ANDERSON ET AL 2,719,704

CHEMICAL MIXING NOZZLE AND WATER SHUT-OFF VALVE Filed Dec. 20 1954 INVENTOR LESUE n Momsa BY EDWARD 4 04 0 0215/. 750 748605- United States Patent CHEMICAL MIXING NOZZLE AND WATER SHUT-OFF VALVE Leslie V. Anderson, Detroit, Ted Targosh, Hamtramck, and Edward Kolodziej, Hazel Park, Mich.

Application December 20, 1954, Serial No. 476,482

22 Claims. (Cl.261-18) This invention relates to a chemical mixing nozzle and water shut-01f valve, and more particularly to a device for utilizing pressure fluid moving through a venturi construction for obtaining a mixture of fluid and chemical when the valve element is rotated to a predetermined position.

This application is a continuation in part of copending patent applications, Serial #357,734, filed May 27, 1953, now abandoned, Serial #362,786 filed June 19, 1953, and Serial #443,796 filed July 16, 1954.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a novel chemical mixing nozzle and water shut-off valve construction within a casing to which fluid under'pressure such as water may be supplied, said casing being also connected with a container of chemicals sought to be mixed with the water or other fluid whereby, with the valve mechanism properly set, there will bedelivered a fluid mixture through the outlet of the casing.

It is the further object of the present invention to provide a rotary valve construction within the valve casing which will have at least three positions of adjustment, namely, a shut-oil position wherein there will be no fiow through the valve casing, another position where the fluid will flow through the valve casing and eflect a mixing with chemical, and still another position Where fluid will flow through the casing without any mixing.

It is the further object of the present invention to provide a mixing nozzle and water shut-oil valve construction with a manually operated dial control upon the exterior of the casing for efiecting predetermined rotary adjustments of the valve element for determining the type of flow through the said valve casing as above described.

It is the further object of the present invention to provide a valve construction which is effectively sealed to prevent leakage.

These and other objects will be seen from .the following specification and claims in conjunctionwith the appended drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is an elevational section of the mixing nozzle and valve with inlet and outlet conduits and chemical container attached thereto being fragmentarily shown.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. However, for illustration, the valve element in Fig. 1 has been rotated to a position corresponding to Fig. 3 to better illustrate the construction of the valve element.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1 illustrating the relation of the valve element to the valves in the chemical mixing position shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an illustration similar to that shown in Fig. 3, except that the valve element has been rotated 120 degrees; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view similar to Figs. 3 and 4, but illustrating the intermediate position of the valve element corresponding to Fig. 2, wherein there is no flow through the casing. It will be understood that the above drawing illustrates \j merely a preferred embodiment of the invention, and that other embodiments are contemplated within the scope of the claims hereafterset forth.

Referring to the drawing, the present dial control mixing nozzle and water shut-off valve includes an elongated casing 11 having a cylindrical bore 12 which terminates at one end in the circularly-shaped inlet 13, being interiorly threaded at 14 to threadedly receive the male end of a'fluid supply conduit 15 which is adapted for connection to a source of fluid under pressure such as water.

At the opposite end of said casing there is provided an elongated bore 16 of less diameter than bore 12, the 'Said outlet is outer end of which defines 'a fluid outlet. exteriorly threaded at 17 and it is adapted to threadedly engage the female end of a fluid delivery conduitfragmentarily indicated at 18.

Intermediate the ends of said casing there is provided a transversely arranged laterally directed inlet flange 19 which is interiorly threaded at 20 for threadedly receiving the elongated threaded outlet 21 of chemical container 22 which is fragmentarily shown, said outlet being adapted to snugly engage the casing asat '23, Fig. 1.

There is also formed through said casing a transverse chemical inlet passage which is interiorly threaded at 25 and is partially defined by the laterally projecting boss 24 upon the interior of inlet flange 19. Aspirating tube 26 with central passage 27 is positioned within said flange and threaded up into opening 25 for registry at its upper end with the exterior surface of valve element 31 as at 28. The opposite end of tube 26 projects down into the fluid or chemical within container 22, and normally would be adjacent the bottom of such container.

nalled a dial control ring 30 adapted to eflect manualrotary movements of valve element 31 in the manner hereafter described.

Valve element 31 is of cylindrical shape and is rotatively. positioned within casing 11 inwardly of its inlet and outlet. 'Said bore, adjacent'outlet 16, is formed at a 'reduced diameter defining'the annular shoulder or valve seat 36. Valve element 31 has a correspondingly reduced end portion defining an annular shoulder which is registerable with said seat to thereby limit the inward positioning of said valve element within the bore of said casing.

Adjacent opposite ends-of said valve element there are provided a pair of annular recesses within which are nested a pair of ring seals 33 and 34 adapted to cooperatively engage the internal bore of said casing to prevent leakage offluid. r

A portion of valve element 31adjacent the aforemenoned shoulder is provided with a short longitudinal slot 35 adapted to receive the lower end of transverse pin 38 for operation as-at 40, Fig. 2, which is joined by rivet 37 to the dial con trol ring 30. I

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, there is provided preferably a degree arcuate transverse slot 39 which extends through the wall of casing 11 and which slidably receives pin 38 whereby, upon manual rotation of ring 30, the valve element 31 may be correspondingly rotated.

As shown in Fig. 2, slot 39 terminates at one end in the radial wall 39' and atits opposite end in the radial wall 40', each of which, respectively, are adapted to cooperatively engagethe pin 38 serving as a stop for accurately positioning the valve element and the passages there'- through with respect to the poppet valves 52 and 53, hereafter described, and certain other registering passageways.

Formed throughout a portion of valve element'31 are a pair of slightly converging fluid conduits 41 and 43 which terminate intermediate the ends of said valve element in the venturi passages 42 and 44, respectively, which are of progressive increasing diameter towards the outer end of Patented Oct. 4, 5

l e shown in Fig. 3, with the said pin 38 engaging the stop surface'40' at one end of the slot 39 in the casing.

To turn ofi the flow entirely it is only necessary to rotate the ring 30 through an arc of 60 degrees back to the central position shown in Figs. 2 and 5.

In operation, should it be desired to merely provide for the flow of .fluid or water through the casing, such as. for a rinsing operation, the ring is rotated an addi tional v60 degrees in a clockwise direction with the user facing inlet 13 in eifect, whereby the valve element 31 is positioned as shown in Fig. 4 and as diagrammatically indicated by the dotted line positioning of pin 38 as it would engage the end wall 39' of slot 39.

In'this position it will be noted that the conduits 41 and 43 are outof alignment with the valves 52 and 53 to thereby assure the flow of pressure fluid through the venturi passages 42 and 44 and directly through outlet 16 and outlet conduit 18. In this position of adjustment the chemical inlet passage 27 is out of alignment with the corresponding passageway 61 in said valve element which joins conduit 43. Furthermore, the air inlet 58 is clearly out of alignment with the casing inlet 57. And furthermore, the vent slot 66 is out of registry with the vent slot 64 in the casing. This means that all of the other registering passageways are closed off so there is nothing more than the flow of said casing.

:In other Words, the valve element has a central otF position of Fig. 5, a chemical mixing position of Fig. 3, and a plain water or other fluid delivery position of Fig. 4. These positions of adjustment are controlled by the dial control ring 30 upon the exterior of the said casing and which is adapted for rotation manually by the operator, as desired.

In opertaion, it will be noted that the inner end of conduit 15 operatively and retainingly engages the rubber seal 74 within its counterbore in the said casing, which seal in turn biases the valve elements 52 and 53 closely against the end wall of valve element 31 to thereby provide an eflfective seal when the said valve is rotated to the position shown in Fig. 5.

Anotheradvantage of the present invention resides in the fact that the valve element is easily removable from the casing for cleaning. All that is necessary is to apply pressure lengthwise of the valve element from the outlet side of the casing, and the said valve element slides out easily, carrying therewith washer 74 and disc 48.

As shown in Fig. 1, the two venturi passages 42 and 44 actually converge towards each other towards the outer end of valve element 31 at mixing chamber 46 to thereby produce a turbulent condition therein.

Passage 42 will be conducting aerated water or other fluid and passage 44 will be conducting a mixture of water or fluid and a chemical. As both independent streams will converge in the mixing chamber 46 in a state of turbulence, there will be produced an efiicient mixing action to thereby deliver through outlet 16 and outlet 18 a homogeneous mixture.

The turbulent condition produced in the mixing chamber 46 and at the outlet 16 will provide for a spray pattern so that no other spray device is necessary for delivering the mixture in a spray condition through outlet 16. This mixture may be of a fertilizer or other chemical or of a detergent, or the like.

Because the venturi passages 42 and 44 are arranged at an angle, no'choke is necessary for restricting the flow of water through passages 41 and 43.

Having described our invention, reference should now be had to the claims which follow for determining the scope thereof.

We claim:

1. A chemical mixing noule and water shut-off valve comprising an elongated casing with a cylindrical bore sand having an inlet at one end adapted for connection \jto a source of fluid under pressure and having an outlet pressure fluid through the edits opposite endga cylindrical valve element rotatably positioned withinv said bore inwardly of its inlet and outlet and having therein a pair .of spaced fluid conduitsf extending from one end: thereof and.terminating intermediate the ends of said valve element in a pair of independent venturi passages communicating'with'; said outlet, .a' transversely arranged apertured disc mounted within said casing at its inlet and spaced from said con-.i

duits, apair of parallel spaced poppet valves loosely.

mounted upon said disc transversely thereof with their,

one ends adapted for overlapping sealing registrywith' the ends of said conduits, tatable to permit the flow conduits, means mounted said valve element for rotating the same, an inlet flangeprojecting laterally from said casing intermediate its ends adapted to receive the outlet of a chemical container, there being a transverse inlet passage formed through the wall of said casing communicating with the interior of the .inlet flange, an aspira'ting .tube within .saidpflange' joined at one end to said inlet passage and with its-opposite end adapted to extend down intothe' fluid insaid chemical container, atransverse chemical inlet formed in.said valve element communicating atone end with oneof said venturipassages'and at its opposite end adapted for registry with said inlet passage whereby upon. the flow ofpressurefluid through said venturi passages a mixture of water and chemical will be delivered to said. casing outlet.-. r

of pressure fluid through said 2. The mixing nozzle and valve ofclaim l, said casing adjacent said inlet and, outlet being 'interiorly, and exteriorly threaded, respectively, :to permit the connec tion;of; conduits. thereto. a I 3. The mixing nozzle and valve of claim 1, said valve element being .constructed of a chemically inert sub-- stance. 1;.

x 4. The mixing nozzle and valve of claim .1, said valvev element being constructed of a plastic material.

5.The mixing nozzle and valve of claim l,1said bore adjacent; said outlet being of reduced diameter; defining an annular valve seat, said valveflelement :haying a' cor respondingly reduced end portiondefini'ng; a shoulder registerable with said seat. e i .The -mixing n'oule, and valve of claim. 1, said bore. adjacent said outlet being of reduced diameter defining anw'annularvalve;seat, said valve element having aJcorrespondingly'reduced end portion definingiav shoulderregisterable with said seat, and a pair of annular seals nested within outer portions of said valve element adjacent its ends cooperative with said casing.

7. The mixing nozzle and valve of claim 1, said venturi passages at one end being slightly larger in diameter than the meeting ends of said conduits, and being of progressively increasing diameter towards their other ends, said venturi passages terminating in a fluid and chemical mixing chamber adjacent the end of said valve element.

8. The mixing nozzle and valve of claim 1, there being a peripheral notch in the edge of said disc, and a key depending from the bore of said casing nested in said notch to retain said disc against rotary movement.

9. The mixing nozzle and valve of claim 1, said casing having a counterbore at the end of said inlet for receiving said disc, there being a second counterbore of increased diameter within said inlet adjacent said first counterbore, and a centrally apertured flexible washer tightly nested in said second counterbore retainingly engaging said poppet valves into cooperative engagement with said valve element.

10. The mixing nozzle and valve of claim 1, said disc being transversely apertured to slidably receive said poppet valves, said latter apertures being countersunk, and annular flanges on the ends of said valves adapted to nest within said countersinks.

11. The mixing nozzle and valve of claim 1, said means for rotating said valve element including a cylindrical ring rotatably journaled upon said casing, said casing said valve elementbeing to.

on said casingand joined; to:

having a transversely arranged arcuate slot therethrough,

and i a radial pin joined" at one end tosaid ring loosely:- mounted within said slot and. atits other end: joined; to said valve element.

12; Themixing nozzle and'zvalve of'claiml, said inlet:

flange being. interiorly threaded to receive the neckof saidchemical container.

' l3: The-mixing nozzle and valve of: claim 1 there=beinga radial b'oss within-said inlet flange partially defining said inlet-passage,hsaid boss and inlet passage being= interiorly threaded to threadedly receive said aspirat-.

ing tube, the upper endiof fsaid tube registering with said" valve; element.

14. The mixing nozzleand valve of claim 1; said transverse chemical inlet-in said valveelementbeing enlarged at;,its= outerend, and acentrally apertured sealingdiscnested therein cooperatively engagingsaid aspirating;

registry with said air inlet passagewherebythefluid and chemical mixture delivered at said outlet will-be-aerated.

1'7: -The-mixing nozzleand=valve of claim 1, there being: atransverse air inlet passage formed in the wall of said casingrcommunicating with said-valve element, there being a transverse air inlet opening: formed in-said valve element communicating atone end with one-of said venturi: passages, and at its opposite endi adapted for registry with said air inlet passage whereby the fluid and chemical mixture delivered at said} outlet will be aerated, said air inlet opening at its-outer endhavingacirculan enlargement adjacent said-casing, and a centrally apertured sealing disc within said enlargement cooperatively engaging said: casing.

18. The-mixingnozzle and valve of claim 1, there be ing connected air vent passages formed in said casingand valve element communicating with,theinterior of said inlet flange.

19. The mixing nozzle and valve of-clairn 1, said valveelement having. a central position of adjustment'whereby being a transverse air inlet opening formed in said valve element communicating atone end with one of saidi venturi passages, and at its. opposite end. adapted, forregistry with said: air inlet; passage whereby. the fiujdt and chemical mixture delivered atIsaid outlet willtbe: aerated, said valve element having acentralpositiontofi adjustmentwhereby said valves block of fi said conduits, saidsecond transverse inlet passage andnsaid air. inlet passage being, respectively, out of-registrywith saidcham nelinlet and air inlet'in said valve element,

21. The mixing nozzle-and valve of claim 1', said mean& for rotating said valve elementpincluding: a cylindrical? ring rotatably journalled upon said casing, said-1 casing= having a transversely arranged arcuateslot therethrough, and a radial pinrjoined atone end'to said ring looselyw mounted within said slot and at itsiother endjoined to said valve-element, said ring being adapted to posi-. tion said valve element for closing=ofi all fiowsthrough said casing and movable, alternately. to: othenpositions= on opposite sides of said closed position for establishing: a flow of: a fluid and chemical mixture to said outlebor a flow of fluid only; thereto. 22. The-mixing, nozzle andwalveoficlaim: l, saidven turi passages atone end-being-slightlydargerin diameter than the meeting endsofsaid-conduits, and being of progressively increasing diameter. towards: theirother ends, said venturi passages terminating in a fiuid' and chemical mixing chamberadjacent the end-of: said valve element, said venturi passages converging towards each other, one venturi delivering aerated water and -theothenamixtureof water and chemical to thereby produce aturbulent condition in the mixing chamber and providinga homogeneous mixture at said-outlet;

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